By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the recent death of Police Officer 2 (PO2) Federico Nicolas, an absent without official leave (AWOL) police officer who was killed after encountering a band of unidentified suspects last weekend, the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution last Wednesday requesting the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) investigate …
Monthly Archives: August 2017
Philippine Taekwondo team features second Negrense in international tournament
By Jerome S. Galunan Jr. Alongside Mary Angeline Alcantara of the Hanah Taekwondo, Arianne Espida of the Negros Taekwondo Union makes it two Negrenses on the Philippine taekwondo team set to compete in the 3rd World Cadet Taekwondo Championships in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, which began yesterday. Espida will be taking part in the 37-kilogram …
World Beach Tchoukball Championships 2017 TAP President: Philippine teams only had a week of solid training together
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. After the Philippine national tchoukball teams took fifth place in the women’s division and seventh place in the men’s division of the 2nd World Beach Tchoukball Championships, which concluded last week in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Tchoukball Association of the Philippines (TAP) President Raymund Jamelo said both teams faced challenges prior to …
Milo Little Olympics Visayas leg underway
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Visayas leg of the Milo Little Olympics is currently taking place in the Cebu City metropolitan area, having kicked off yesterday and set to run until August 29. Thousands of student-athletes, aged between 13 and 17, are set to compete in a variety of competitions. Elementary and secondary arnis, …
Professors to speak at federalism forum today
Professor Eric Daniel De Torres from the Marikina City Mayor’s Office and Professor Dennis Coronacion, University of Sto. Tomas Department of Political Science chair, will serve as speakers at the federalism forum, to be held today, August 25, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Bacolod Pavillon Hotel. De Torres will speak on “Fundamentals …
Marang Festival 2017 kicks off at the Provincial Capitol
The Marang Festival, now on its second year, officially kicked off yesterday, August 24, at the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol grounds and is set to run until tomorrow, August 26. The festival seeks to help rural farmers sell local products, establish livelihood and business opportunities, and showcase goods created from the marang fruit. Sagay City, …
How a noontime show is doing pageants better than the professionals
The first time watching the Binibining Pilipinas pageant, was still living in the United States and one of the first questions that came to mind was why were over half of them from Quezon City? Are there no other places in the country that produces beautiful women? Being born in Bacolod City and raised …
Mayweather will eat McGregor alive
“Boxing is real easy. Life is much harder.” –Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Aside from his power and durability, Conor McGregor can’t convince oddsmakers that he has what it takes to upset Floyd Mayweather Jr. Like Angel Manfredy in 1998, oddsmakers predict that McGregor (21-3, 18 KOs) will be swallowed whole by Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26 …
Mayor defends removing vendors from the Bacolod Public Plaza Leonardia: We would like to transform the plaza into something wholesome
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia yesterday defended his decision to remove vendors from the Bacolod Public Plaza. “The plaza should be maintained as a plaza,” he stated. “We would really like to transform the plaza into something wholesome.” Leonardia said he would like to see the plaza become “a place …
Isabela Mayor challenges Police Chief to improve performance Malabor: They don’t go to areas where there is problem
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After coming in second to last place among the latest rankings of Negros Occidental police stations, Isabela Mayor Joselito Malabor challenged municipal police chief, Police Chief Inspector Ruben Pajarito, to improve the performance of local law enforcement. Malabor called the police a partner in creating a “conducive environment for business.” …